Eminem joins Bored Ape Yacht Club with $450,000 NFT purchase

Popular rapper Marshall Mathers, amended known arsenic Eminem, has joined the ranks of non-fungible token (NFT) enthusiasts arsenic helium bought Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 for 123.45 Ethereum (roughly $453,000 astatine the time) implicit the past weekend.

The OpenSea relationship that did the buying, titled Shady_Holdings (a motion to Eminem’s deed opus The Real Slim Shady), was created conscionable 3 days ago—likely for this nonstop purpose. Shortly after, Eminem changed his Twitter illustration representation to amusement disconnected his caller NFT bling.

Eminem flaunting his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT connected Twitter

As users pointed out, Eminem’s postulation has already grown to 22 NFTs successful full since helium purchased #9055, however, there’s a catch. On person inspection, it turned retired that each and each 1 of Eminem’s existent NFTs—apart from the Bored Ape—was transferred to him by different users, apt to springiness immoderate spotlight to their ain creations.

Yes, a dick pick (of sorts) is besides among Eminem’s NFTs now. This is due to the fact that successful the satellite of blockchains, there’s truly nary mode for users to garbage immoderate benignant of “gifts”—whether they are warranted oregon not.

Dropping our archetypal NFT task this Monday (11/29) astatine 1 PM EST.

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— beer.eth (@budweiserusa) November 28, 2021

For example, the aforesaid happening happened (including dick pics) erstwhile Budweiser bought the “beer.eth” domain name for 30 ETH (around $100,000 astatine the time) successful August. Although the institution briskly hid each unrelated (and astir apt uncalled for) gifts from its OpenSea page soon after.

In precocious November, Budweiser besides dropped its ain branded postulation of NFTs.

Interestingly, NFT collector GeeGazza predicted (or truly hoped for) Eminem’s acquisition of this circumstantial Bored Ape each the mode backmost connected November 2, tweeting “I inactive deliberation @Eminem is destined to bargain my @BoredApeYC 1 day.” Well, inquire and it volition beryllium fixed to you, it seems.

I inactive deliberation @Eminem is destined to bargain my @BoredApeYC 1 day. pic.twitter.com/JuoNdE446Q

— GeeGazza  (@Gee__Gazza) November 2, 2021

In different news, rumors astir the crypto municipality suggest that some Dave Chappelle and Britney Spears whitethorn besides person bought their ain pieces of Bored Apes happiness successful caller days. However, neither 1 of them has confirmed oregon denied this astatine property time, truthful the information is inactive retired there.